diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cluster-volume-type-901329a3b3667cb4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cluster-volume-type-901329a3b3667cb4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0848f7621b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cluster-volume-type-901329a3b3667cb4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Allow specification of volume-type on cluster create. (Bug 1623005)
diff --git a/trove/cluster/service.py b/trove/cluster/service.py
index 0cb7afc010..e315fc85d1 100644
--- a/trove/cluster/service.py
+++ b/trove/cluster/service.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class ClusterController(wsgi.Controller):
             volume_size = volume_type = nics = availability_zone = None
             if 'volume' in node:
                 volume_size = int(node['volume']['size'])
-                volume_type = node['volume'].get('volume_type')
+                volume_type = node['volume'].get('type')
             if 'nics' in node:
                 nics = node['nics']
             if 'availability_zone' in node: